Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed Fox News as she turned down their offer to host a town hall.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) slam Fox News as she turns down town hall
The Democratic presidential candidate tweeted:
Fox News is a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists—it’s designed to turn us against each other, risking life and death consequences, to provide cover for the corruption that’s rotting our government and hollowing out our middle class.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) May 14, 2019
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But Fox News is struggling as more and more advertisers pull out of their hate-filled space. A Democratic town hall gives the Fox News sales team a way to tell potential sponsors it's safe to buy ads on Fox—no harm to their brand or reputation (spoiler: It’s not).
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) May 14, 2019
But Fox News is struggling as more and more advertisers pull out of their hate-filled space. A Democratic town hall gives the Fox News sales team a way to tell potential sponsors it's safe to buy ads on Fox—no harm to their brand or reputation (spoiler: It’s not).
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) May 14, 2019
I’ve done 57 media avails and 131 interviews, taking over 1,100 questions from press just since January. Fox News is welcome to come to my events just like any other outlet. But a Fox News town hall adds money to the hate-for-profit machine. To which I say: hard pass.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) May 14, 2019
Warren was right. Democrats should not be helping Fox News
Fox News has changed from even four years ago. The network has become Trump propaganda. There are very few reachable voters who are watching Fox News. When Democrats participate in Fox News town halls, they give the network revenue and credibility as a news outlet that it does not deserve.
Sen. Warren was correct. Democrats are enabling a network that pushes hate for profit when they participate in Fox News town halls.
The DNC did not give Fox News a primary debate for excellent reasons, and the Bernie Sanders decision to do a Fox News town hall looks like a big mistake compared to the forceful rejection delivered by Elizabeth Warren.
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